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Laboratory and near-earth space plasma as a key to the plasma universe†

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

Carl-Gunne Fälthammar
Carl-Gunne Fälthammar
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Department of Plasma Physics, The Royal Institute of Technology, S-100 44, Stockholm, Sweden
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Abstract

Experiments in the laboratory and in situ measurements in space represent an essential, but often overlooked, key to reliable understanding of our plasma universe. This will be illustrated by discussing several fundamental aspects of matter in the plasma state. They include (1) conduction of electric current, (2) magnetic-field aligned electric fields, (3) acceleration of charged particles to high energy, (4) coupling between magnetic fields and the motion of matter, (5) rapid release of magnetically stored energy, (6) chemical separation, and (7) critical-velocity interaction between plasma and neutral gas.

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Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 6 , Issue 3 , August 1988 , pp. 437 - 452
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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